George Strausburger is a recognized gay artist from Tucson, Arizona. This exhibit showcases his current figurative work, and male nudes from the past two years. Strasburger's style is classical with contemporary subject matter, illustrating common interactions with a depth of meaning.

Samantha Rodriguez and Nicholas Gutierrez are two process-based artists. This show is a culmination of similar artistic style, aesthetics and research methods for creating a body of work. With interest in collage and found imagery, and roots in drawing and printmaking, both artists develop their own separate visual languages that still have the means to communicate with each other.

Samantha Rodriguez is a process based artist originally from Tucson, Arizona. She makes work dealing with mundanity, boredom, and the anxiety that ensues from a puncture in our often systematic and completely scheduled lives. Embracing nihilist philosophy, critical theory, and an art historical approach, Rodriguez desires to create a connection with the intellectual and the emotional through reference and repetition. Samantha graduated from Arizona State University in 2017, with concurrent degrees in Art History (BA) and Drawing (BFA).

Nick Guti was born in Phoenix, Arizona and attended Arizona State University. He received a BFA in drawing and currently resides in Tempe making work from home. He has two cats and tries to maintain a healthy diet of vegetables and beer.

A big 'ol handful of my stuff will be hung as part of First Friday at Public Image. It'll remain there for the remainder of August. Everything I've been withholding will be for sale. This is the first time I've done anything for First Friday so come out and see what I've made in person and let's have fun.

Have you ever contemplated the possibility of a private dialog existing between two works of art? It is humorous to imagine a conversation between inanimate objects. What are they saying to each other? Are they in agreement? How long has this conversation been going on? Is this an argument, and if so who is winning? At times, I have sat in my studio listening…

Anthology highlights an intense conversation between two works of art that center on man and the fleeting nature of time. Initially created as separate works of art, it was inevitable that The Antiquarian and Anthology Complete would be brought together to tell a story. With an emphasis on the advancing of literary technologies in relation to geological processes of preservation, these works collectively contemplate the sentiment of passing time. For me, a conversation is occurring in multiple states at once; a collision of discourse contemplating the past, present, and the future.

In the past: Dreaming of what will come of the future, how things will change and what will it look like. What are the consequences?

In the present: A quest for meaning, seeking to understand the impermanence of existence and what is the importance of it all?

In the future: How will your time be remembered when you are gone and what will your legacy look like?

innies and outies - features new work by Phoenix artist - Dan Pederson. Dan shows us a fabulous view of the world through the objects he uses to create singular works of art.

"My work continues to be about color, layers and the organization of clutter. I try to explore different ways to express it, both with ephemeral media ie. paper and found objects; and with more traditional media, wood and canvas. I work in the moment, it’s a flurry of energy, music and color, culminating with the euphoria of creation. I think my work is immediate, almost simplistic, but the layers help create new textures and movement. There isn’t a day I don't learn something new to help me push my work forward and in new directions."

The Trump administration series began in the first moments of Donald Trump’s presidency. It was conceived in part as a response to the new administration, one that was and is widely perceived to be rife with corruption, incompetence, and malevolence. It has since become a way to mark time while remaining focused on the president, his administration, and its many enablers. The self-portraits are also an attempt to remind myself of my own existence in this time and in the larger world, one that is influenced in countless ways by the choices of the current presidential administration.

I photograph myself in ordinary places and situations. I deliberately chose not to photograph myself each day, as that felt contrived and not in keeping with what I want to do. Days that I photograph myself often dovetail with major events and scandals within the administration. This is not always the case, but outside events are consistently on my mind in the making of the work. I photograph in part with the mindset that I am working off connections and ideas that will not be visible until a much later date, and so intuition is mixed with conscious thought on a regular basis. My hope is that when Donald Trump is out of office, these pictures will serve as a personal outline of the events of the month and year leading up to his departure from the presidency.

Heat, Wax, Melt is an ephemeral sculpture composed of 30 pounds of wax. This time-based piece will deteriorate in reaction to its environment over the course of two weeks. The piece is composed of various cast filigree designs. The ornamentation references the controlled hand of a craft worker and stands in opposition to the uncontrolled nature of the piece melting.

eye lounge is pleased to present Symbiosis, an exhibition of urbanity and the natural landscape By Danielle Wood.

Symbiosis is an eclectic exhibition, which examines the intersection of the natural world and the experience of urban landscape through abstract ceramics and mixed media. Wood uses color and form to reference the natural world and the urban experience. Her work often combines science, social relationships, and elements of surrealism. The work is tactile using form and color to create visual metaphors. It explores the tension inherent in organic communities, human or otherwise, between interdependence and the desire for independence. Her work inspects the remnants of an urban existence and the beauty that can be created from that interaction.

Danielle Wood uses clay to create sculptures and installations that are inspired by ocean forms and the natural world. She views the ocean as metaphor for the subconscious and works abstractly to create visual metaphors for social relationships in her work.

Philosophers have long seen the Earth as a source of Truth and Beauty. These paintings are meant to celebrate that. Earth Songs is a collection of paintings that are inspired by the macro view of landscapes or the micro view of flowers. The landscapes give the viewer an opportunity to experience the scene with only the earth as your companion. The flowers are enhanced with the addition of gold or silver leaf as they are celebrated as jewels in the earth’s ornaments.

Join us for Third Friday! Each member of five15 Arts invites 5 local artists to exhibit a 12"x12" artwork in the medium of their choice, resulting in an exciting and diverse salon style show. Join us at our new location at Phoenix Center for the Arts and celebrate works by over 50 valley artists. The exhibit will include drawing, painting, printmaking, ceramics, sculpture, mixed media, photography and more represented in a myriad of styles and execution.

Explore the sciences from biology to botany, anatomy to astronomy, electricity, psychology, outer space and more through these talented artists' artwork! We'll also have science related activities, books, movies, music and dance.

Roosevelt Row, Stir It Up Records, and Phoenix Center for the Arts, are proud to host the expansion of the First Friday Downtown Phoenix Art Walk!

The expansion is hosted on Moreland Street (two blocks north of Roosevelt Street near Hance Park) and begins at the cross streets of 2nd Street and Moreland Street east 'til you reach Phoenix Center for The Arts (Facebook event map location).